The suspects who were taken down after a high-speed chase from Miami Gardens to Boynton Beach have lengthy criminal records and a history of stealing cars.

The driver, Demetrics Brown, 35, of West Palm Beach, was arrested twice in 1999 on charges of grand theft auto. His alleged accomplice, Glenn Jackson, 32, of Boynton Beach, was arrested in January on a charge of grand theft of a motor vehicle.

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The arrest played out in dramatic fashion live on WPBF-TV. News helicopter footage showed the pair’s Volkswagon Jetta slam into another car on the Interstate 95 off-ramp at Gateway Boulevard.

The camera followed Brown as he got out of the disabled car, dropped 20 feet off the highway and ran through a neighborhood.

At one point, Brown had to outrun a neighborhood dog that was chasing him.

Brown eventually hid in a bush outside Sandra Petty’s house on Northwest 2nd Court.

“I heard the helicopters when I was sitting inside with my grandson, and I said, 'It kind of sounds like it's kind of close,'” Petty said. “Then my cousin called me from down the street and said, 'They're in your back yard.'"

Boynton Beach police K-9 unit Daxxx and his handler, Officer Joseph Crowder, were the ones who found Brown’s hiding place.

Crowder said he’s been getting plenty of praise and pats on the back out on the street.

"I didn’t even know we were on live TV," Crowder said. "All I saw was the Broward County sheriff’s helicopter."

Jackson never left the disabled Jetta and surrendered immediately.

The bush where Brown was hiding was just one mile away from his estranged grandmother's house, and neighbors said he’s familiar with the neighborhood.

Brown is facing a long list of charges, including armed grand theft of a motor vehicle and aggravated battery on a law enforcement officer.